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Comedian D’yan Forest: I Did It My Ways
By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: D’yan Forest has always done things her way—or her ways because she’s lived a dozen different lives. Being a desperate Boston housewife, a New York nightclub…
Signs of the Times for Asian Americans
By Robert Holgate and Jennifer Kroot– Kung Food is a popular, cozy Chinese restaurant on McAllister Street, at Divisadero. Recently, several handwritten, angry signs appeared in the front windows, so…
Dykes with Drills: Hacks for Stripped Screws
By Julie Peri– Stripped screws are one of the challenges that you may encounter when building with wood. If a screw strips when it is halfway into a piece of…
Ann Rostow: Slip Slidin’ Away
By Ann Rostow– Slip Slidin’ Away Adam Liptak, who covers the High Court for The New York Times, recently called attention to the Roberts Court’s significant shift in favor of Christian…
To Al Baum, With Gratitude and Love
By Dr. Marcy Adelman– I first met Al in 2001 when he attended Openhouse’s inaugural event. I remember how gracious Al was when Jeanette (Jeanette Gurevitch, 1948–2003) and I spoke…
There Will Never Be Another Alvin Baum
By Louise “Lou” Fischer– When I heard that Alvin Baum had died, it took a while to sink in because the Al Baum whom I knew for almost 20 years…
Tulips, Calla Lilies & Hope: The Journey Homeward
By Kit Kennedy– Poet in Residence– for Frida Kahlo Neither desire nor greed brings a bee to the tulip.Simply, survival. Yet, eventulips have a shadow-side:stark, still, resolute. Flowershave a polar opposite, too. Calla…
Four Ways to Counteract Proposed Tax Law Changes
By Brandon Miller, CFP– If you’ve ever played chess—or watched The Queen’s Gambit—you know that the game is all about forethought and reaction. You strategize what you want to do…
Big Abilities and Style
By Philip Ruth– When is too much too much? It’s a subjective question with a highly personalized answer. In terms of cars, the response has no baseline. Pretty much any…
Nunny Honey Bear Suddenly Appears at Powerhouse
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– The Sister Honey Bear Mural appeared on the Powerhouse wall in the SoMa neighborhood on the day before Easter Sunday. A flock of nuns of…
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